World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova.
(Reuters) – World number one Garbine Muguruza fell at the first hurdle at the China Open on Monday, with the Spaniard forced to retire during her first-round match against Czech Barbora Strycova.
Muguruza looked sluggish throughout and was broken in the first game before losing the first set 6-1. She was trailing 2-0 in the second when she decided she could not continue.
&ldquo-I got a virus in Wuhan and I did not practise in Beijing. I thought an extra day&rsquo-s rest would help, and didn&rsquo-t want to pull out,&rdquo- Muguruza said.&ldquo- But I couldn&rsquo-t perform today.&rdquo-
American qualifier Christina McHale served up another shock when she beat Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-0 to send the U.S. Open champion crashing out in the first round of a tournament for the second week in a row.
Stephens, who is seeded 15th in Beijing, was eliminated in the first round of last week&rsquo-s Wuhan Open by China&rsquo-s Wang Qiang.
Peng Shuai had to dig deep to get past American Shelby Rogers, but the Chinese edged out her opponent 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5 in an epic match lasting two hours and 48 minutes.
Shuai faces Romanian Monica Niculescu in the second round.
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